Author: Keyvandokht Ghahari

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Mahvash Sabet (photo: private)

Interview with Mahvash Sabet

Lyrical flights

Mahvash Sabet, a leading representative of the Baha'i religion, spent almost ten years in Iranian prisons because of her faith. She was released in September. Sabet turned her experiences during her confinement into poems, which she managed to smuggle out of prison. Interview by Keyvandokht GhahariMore

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